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Due Diligence by Management Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

During one of my internships I worked on a due diligence project, which involved conducting market research to help a PE firm decide whether to acquire a major stake in a joint venture owned by one of the largest telecom companies in Asia. consulting firms with strong due diligence practices include Bain & Co., Image: Pexels.

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Consulting in South Africa – what to expect

Tom Spencer

BCG, McKinsey, Bain, A.T. Kearney and other firms have operations in the country and a variety of services are offered in strategy, management, digital, HR, financial services, public sector, energy, and healthcare. Consultants should expect their time management skills to be tested and sharpened.

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What If Companies Managed People as Carefully as They Manage Money?

Harvard Business

Today’s executives spend a lot of time managing the balance sheet, despite the fact that it doesn’t represent their company’s scarcest resource. According to Bain’s Macro Trends Group, the global supply of capital stands at nearly 10 times global GDP. Vincent Tsui for HBR.